>>JENNIFER WAUGH: SO THIS MORNING, WE WANT TO HELP YOU PROTECT YOUR FAMILY AND YOUR
PETS FROM PLANTS THAT COULD
MAKE THEM SICK. LAST NIGHT
SCOTT JOHNSON SHOWED US ONE OF
THE DEADLIEST TREES IN THE
WORLD AND IT’S FOUND RIGHT
HERE IN FLORIDA. IN FACT, IT
GROWS IN NO NAME KEY, WHICH IS
IN THE FLORIDA KEYS. AND HE’S
ESSENTIALLY DANGEROUS IN EVERY
WAY YOU DON’T WANT TO TOUCH
IT. YOU DON’T WANT TO EAT ITS
FRUIT OR EVEN BURN ITS
BRANCHES THIS MORNING, WE ARE
TAKING A CLOSER LOOK, THOUGH,
AT POISONOUS PLANT,
SPECIFICALLY THE ONES THAT
GROW HERE IN NORTHEAST
FLORIDA. DOCTOR LINDSAY, A
SHAQ IS THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
OF FLORIDA. POISON CONTROL.
JACKSONVILLE IS JOINING US
LIVE VIA ZOOM. GOOD MORNING.
THANKS FOR BEING WITH US.
>> I’M GOOD MORNING. THANKS SO
MUCH FOR HAVING ME. I THINK
THE REALITY IS OUR VIEWERS MAY
NOT EVEN REALIZE A PLANT IN
THEIR YARD COULD BE DANGEROUS
TO THEIR FAMILY OR THEIR PET,
WHICH IS WHY WE HAVE PICTURES
OF THEM. SO I’D LOVE TO START
IF WE COULD, WITH THE FIRST,
WHICH IS ONLY UNDER.
>>JENNIFER WAUGH: WHAT IS IT
ABOUT OLEANDER THAT CAN BE
DANGEROUS.
>> YES, SO ONLY UNDER AS
BEAUTIFUL AS IT CAN BE VERY
DANGEROUS IF INGESTED REALLY
ANY PART OF THE PLAN. IT CAN
BASICALLY CAUSE TOXICITY TO
YOUR HEART. SO IT CAN BE VERY
DANGEROUS. AND DO YOU HAVE TO
EAT A LOT OF IT, MEANING MAYBE
A CHILD WHO’S JUST NOT
THINKING OF IT OR EVEN A PET.
YES. SO IT ALL DEPENDS ON THE
SIZE OF THE CHILD, THE SIZE OF
THE PAT AND HOW MUCH WAS
UNJUST. AND SO REALLY IT WOULD
COME DOWN TO KIND OF A WEIGHT
I’M OUT THAT CHILD IN THE ON
INTO YET. SO JUST A REMINDER,
YOU CERTAINLY WANT TO KEEP
DEFINITELY AWAY FROM YOUR KIDS
AND YOUR PETS. NOW, WHAT ABOUT
HYDRANGEA?
>>JENNIFER WAUGH: YOU KNOW,
IT’S INTERESTING THAT FLOWER
ON THE HYDRANGEA IS JUST SO
BEAUTIFUL. A LOT OF TIMES
PEOPLE WILL HAVE THESE
ACTUALLY I I’VE USED THEM TO
DECORATE AT, YOU KNOW, A
DINING ROOM TABLE BEFORE.
WHAT’S DANGEROUS ABOUT THEM?
>> YEAH, AGAIN, THEY’RE
BEAUTIFUL. I ALSO HAVE THEM IN
MY HOUSE DECORATING MY THIS
ONE ISN’T JUST IT. IT CAN
CAUSE BASICALLY YOUR BODY TO
NOT UTILIZE OXYGEN
APPROPRIATELY AND YOU CAN END
UP HAVING
>>JENNIFER WAUGH: AND POSES A
DANGER, THEN NOT ONLY TO TO
HUMANS, BUT ALSO TO PETS THAT
AS WELL. POTENTIALLY TO
PENCE’S. WELL, YES. AND THEN
WHAT ABOUT ELEPHANT EARS OF
THESE ARE VERY, VERY COMMON IN
NORTHEAST FLORIDA,
PARTICULARLY OUT OF THE BEACH
IN MY COMMUNITY OUTSIDE.
>> YEAH, I AGREE. I RIGHT
ACROSS THE STREET, MY
NEIGHBOR’S SO ELEPHANTS HERE
IS MOSTLY AN IRRITANT. SO WHEN
CHEWED ON IT CAN BE VERY
IRRITATING TO YOUR TIME TO
YOUR MOUTH THAT HERE
>>JENNIFER WAUGH: AND SHOULD
SOMETHING LIKE THAT HAPPEN?
YOU COME OUT. YOU MAYBE SEE
YOUR PET IS CHEWING ON FOR
SOME REASON. YOU’VE GOT A
SMALL CHILD HAS INGESTED. WHAT
CAN YOU DO ME? SHOULD YOU CALL
POISON CONTROL RIGHT AWAY OR
JUST CALL THE PEDIATRICIAN?
>> YEAH, I’M DEFINITELY CALL
US YOUR POISON CONTROL AT 1,
802 TO 2, 1, 2, 2, 2. AND WE
CAN DEFINITELY HELP US THE
SITUATION DEPENDING WHEN IT
OCCURRED, WHAT KIND OF
SYMPTOMS THE CHILD IS HAVING?
YOU KNOW, WE MAY BE ABLE TO
MONITOR HOME OR YOU MAY NEED
TO HAVE THEM CALL A
PEDIATRICIAN TO FIND OUT IF
THEY NEED TO GO BE SEEN AS FAR
AS IF YOUR PET IS EXPOSED.
THERE ACTUALLY IS AN ANIMAL
POISON CONTROL AS WELL. WE CAN
DEFINITELY ATTEMPT TO HELP
SPCA HAS AN ANIMAL POISON
CONTROL AS WELL. AND THEY ARE
SUPER HELPFUL WHENEVER YOUR
ANIMAL GETS INTO SOMETHING.
THERE’S 2 OTHERS THAT I’D LIKE
TO POINT OUT AND PARTICULARLY
SHOW PICTURES TO OUR VIEWERS.
ONE IS THE ANGEL TRUMP IT YOUR
MESSAGE TO OUR VIEWERS ABOUT
ANGEL TRUMP. IT IS A BEAUTIFUL
FLOWER.
>> YES, IT IS. IT’S A
BEAUTIFUL FLOWER AND THIS WAS
ACTUALLY COMMONLY IT
>> BASICALLY KIND OF MAKE YOU
FEEL AND SO COMMONLY THIS ONE
WILL BE NOT ONLY ACCIDENTALLY
AND JUSTIN, BUT ALSO OF USE
AND CAN CAUSE YOUR HEART RATE
TO GO VERY HIGH. IT CAN CAUSE
YOU TO MARY ALTERED. AND SO
THAT ONE IS VERY DANGEROUS.
OKAY. GOOD TO KNOW. 2 YEARS
AGO WE ACTUALLY TALKED WITH A
LOCAL DOG OWNER WHO LOST AN
ANIMAL.
>>LAUREN VERNO: AFTER IT A
PART OF THE SAGO PALM REALLY.
YES. SO THIS SEEMS IN THE PALM
CAN BE VERY, VERY DANGEROUS TO
ANIMALS, A ASSAULT AND LEAVING
AND LEAD TO SEIZURES AND
JUSTICE AS ONE OR 2 SEEDS CAN
POTENTIALLY DEATH IN ANIMALS.
AND SO YOU WANT TO BE VERY
CAREFUL WITH SCENES AS WELL.
>> AND THANKFULLY, THE SCENES
ONLY PRODUCE EVERY 2 TO 3
YEARS. BUT YOU STILL IF YOU
HAVE THOSE IN YOUR YARD, YOU
WANT TO BE VERY AWARE WHEN
THAT PLAN IS POTENTIALLY
PRODUCING THOSE SEEDS AND
PROTECT YOUR ANIMALS. AND I
THINK WHAT IS SO IMPORTANT,
DOCTOR, ABOUT WHAT YOU POINTED
OUT HERE IS SHOWING THESE
PICTURES AND HOPING THAT OUR
VIEWERS PAY CLOSE ATTENTION
BECAUSE THE REALITY IS WE HAVE
A COWORKER HERE WHO DIDN’T
EVEN REALIZE THAT SHE HAD TO
SAY GO PALM BECAUSE IN OUR
BACKYARD, YOU KNOW, IT WAS
KIND OF THERE’S SOME FORESTRY
THERE.
>>JENNIFER WAUGH: AND HER DOG
ENDED UP EATING THE SEEDS OF
THE SAGO PALM AND DIED AS
WELL. YOU MAY NOT EVEN KNOW
THAT YOU HAVE THESE IN YOUR
YARD. SO PLEASE GO BACK TO OUR
WEBSITE NEWS 4 JAX DOT COM.
LOOK UNDER THE MORNING SHOW
PAGE. WE’VE POSTED ALL OF
THESE IMAGES AS WELL. AND
DOCTOR, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
YOUR TIME THIS MORNING. WE
REALLY APPRECIATE IT.
>> YEAH, THANKS SO MUCH FOR
HAVING ME.
>>JENNIFER WAUGH: AND IF YOU
ARE EVER CONCERNED ABOUT
SOMETHING YOU OR YOUR FAMILY
HAS EATEN, I WANT TO SHOW YOU
THAT PHONE NUMBER AGAIN FOR
POISON CONTROL HOTLINE. IT’S
800, 222-1222, IT’S EASY TO
REMEMBER OR YOU CAN ALSO TEXT
POISON TO THE NUMBERS. 7, 9,